![]() Smith in 2013 | |
Personal information | |
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | June 13, 1959
Career information | |
High school: | Daytona Beach (FL) Father Lopez |
College: | East Tennessee State |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | 66–46 (.589) |
Postseason: | 1–4 (.200) |
Career: | 67–50 (.573) |
Coaching stats at PFR |
Mike Smith (born June 13, 1959) is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons from 2007 to 2014. Smith has also served as the defensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. During his tenure as head coach of the Falcons, Smith became the franchise's winningest head coach by number of wins in addition to being the recipient of the 2008 NFL Coach of the Year Award by the Associated Press and was also voted NFL Coach of the Year Award by the Sporting News in 2008, 2010, and 2012.